NEWS BULLETIN
Jan-Feb 2021
Conferences of Interest
Australian Disaster Resilience Conference 2021

(18-21 August 2021; Sydney, Australia)

In 2021, the Australian Disaster Resilience Conference will provide anopportunity to have a national conversation about local impact, highlighting
leading thinking and practice for community engagement in disaster resilienceand collaborative decision making to reduce risk.
The program committee invites abstracts that focus on case studies, analysis,
good practice models, research in practice, partnerships and collaboration, andstories of lived experience.

5 November 2020
8 February 2021
15 March 2021

Call for abstracts opens
Call for abstracts closes
Registrations open

https://www.aidr.org.au/programs/australian-disaster-resilience-conference/

European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021
(24-26 November 2021; Matosinhos, Portugal)
The 2021 EFDRR will be structured along a threefold approach. It will, 1.) take stock oflessons from COVID-19 crisis, showcasing good practices in Europe, and Europe’s role inthe world; 2) review progress to date in implementing the Sendai Framework andarticulate what changes are needed for a transformative agenda on disaster risk reduction;across the pillars of economic recovery, good governance and for social equity; and 3)
commit to ensuring that a disaster impact is never again so severe as the COVID-19
pandemic, articulating new commitments to achieve deliver greater resilience in Europe.
https://www.undrr.org/event/2021-european-forum-disaster-risk-reduction/

Publications of Interest
World Disasters Report 2020 by IFRC
The impacts of climate change are already devastating lives and livelihoods every year, and they will only
get worse without immediate and determined action. The World Disasters Report 2020 analyses climate
disaster trends and shows how we can tackle the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis together. TheWorld Disasters Report argues that societies, humanitarians, donors and others can make a difference now,by becoming more “climate smart”. You can download the report here.

https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/world-disaster-report-2020/

Leveraging Technology and Innovation for Disaster Risk Management and Financing(PDF|2.32MB)

This joint report by ADB and the OECD examines how emerging technologies and innovation can improvethe management of disaster and climate risks and the availability and affordability of financial protectiontools. It proposes strategic approaches to leveraging and integrating these technologies and innovations
into effective disaster risk management and financing. It suggests that governments focus on resilient
communications infrastructure, technical skills, access to data and analytical technologies, insurance
regulations, and user awareness and trust.
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/leveraging-technology-and-innovation-disaster-risk-management-and-financing/

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